A private nature park developed by Syarikat Lanskap Kambatik based on the principles of ecological diversity, oil palm integrated agro-forestry practices and Kambatik landscape design philosophy and aesthetics

Saturday, January 11, 2014

The Perlings are coming!

A flock of perlings attracted to a fruiting jungle tree at Botanic Island One

Philippines Glossy Starling
(Aplonis panayensis)

Two days ago they send in the scout. Yesterday a few birds were seen flying around the park. Today a flock of these black birds came to town. They were feeding tiny green fruits of a tall jungle tree at Botanic Island One. Later in the day the flock concentrated on an Eugenia oleina tree that was full of tiny berry-like fruits. They seemed to have a liking to these black fruits and were not bothered to share the tree with the bulbuls and flowerpeckers. Once they found a fruiting tree they would come back again and hopefully I can take more pictures of them tomorrow.

An adult perling has glossy dark bluish black body and characteristic bright red iris.
This perling is resting on the Eugenia oleina branch.